Light Of The East

The art of the Church breathes with both lungs, East and West. There is iconology in the West and iconography in the East, but they both arrive at the same point.

Father Thomas Loya and his cousin, Father Joseph Loya, discuss the moments of their priesthood.

Guided by the Holy Spirit, the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma has begun a process to move forward from maintenance to mission, from survival to vision.

We discuss the Feast of the Protection of the Veil of the Mother of God and one of the Eastern Churches in need of protection.

What do you get when you take a bride, a groom, add 16 priests, a bunch of seminarians, a half dozen nuns, and a bishop? You get a very meaningful wedding ceremony.

For the Liturgy of the Eastern Churches, we come to see our observance of the Exultation of the Cross as so much more than just a history lesson.

The new liturgical year of the Eastern Churches is upon us, and we begin its many glorious holy days. The feast days of the Church are so much more than just an obligation.

We bring you an exclusive report on the situation and global significance of Coptic Christians caught in the middle of the current unrest in Egypt.

The Eastern Catholic Churches need to let their light shine from under their bushels. We look at how the Eastern Catholic Churches can look at their own gifts and gain greater confidence in their gifts.

We draw your attention to a couple of special events which are a testimony and a witness to the power and relevancy of Eastern Christian spirituality.

lOh come on, let's be a little more honest here. We examine an article that suggests the Eastern and Western lungs of the Church hold each other accountable to their Ecumenical histories.

As the summer winds down, it becomes a season of pilgrimage in the Eastern Catholic Churches as special guest Sister Barbara Jean talks about the pilgrimage at Mt. St. Macrina.

The preparation for communion in the Byzantine Catholic Church moves through the rythmn of life.

We discuss how the Eastern and Western lungs of the Church meet at the Theological Institute in Trumau, Austria with special guest, Anastasia Northrup of TOBIA, the Theology of the Body Alliance.

The Catholic Church, East and West, cannot be attributed to one person, but rather to the Great Councils and their Fathers. Plus, part 5 of our series on the Eucharist.

The calling down of the Holy Spirit and the Eucharistic prayer of the Byzantine Catholic Church occurs after the words of institution and we ask the Holy Spirit to change us and then the gifts lying before us.

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